1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Panthers offense scored 178 points while the defense allowed 247 points. At season's end, the Panthers were not ranked in the national polls. The Panthers had their first losing season since 1972.

1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
1984 record3–7–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Moore (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorBob Junko (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple front
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(Capacity: 56,500)
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Boston College        10 2 0
No. 11 South Carolina        10 2 0
Army        8 3 1
Rutgers        7 3 0
No. 17 Florida State        7 3 2
Virginia Tech        8 4 0
West Virginia        8 4 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)        8 5 0
Notre Dame        7 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana        6 5 0
Penn State        6 5 0
Syracuse        6 5 0
Temple        6 5 0
Memphis State        5 5 1
Navy        4 6 1
Southern Miss        4 7 0
Pittsburgh        3 7 1
Tulane        3 8 0
Cincinnati        2 9 0
East Carolina        2 9 0
Louisville        2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13:30 p.m.BYUNo. 3ESPNL 14–2040,263
September 153:30 p.m.No. 15 OklahomaNo. 17
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ABCL 10–4240,075
September 221:00 p.m.at TempleL 12–1340,000
September 2912:30 p.m.at West Virginia
L 10–2858,032
October 612:00 p.m.East Carolina
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
KATZW 17–1026,475
October 1312:00 p.m.at No. 17 South CarolinaKATZL 21–4573,100
October 2012:00 p.m.at No. 9 Miami (FL)USAL 7–2732,872
October 271:30 p.m.Navy
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
T 28–2834,715
November 312:00 p.m.at SyracuseL 7–1346,489
November 1012:00 p.m.Tulane
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 21–1020,159
November 241:00 p.m.at Penn StateW 31–1185,499

Roster

1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 68 Bob Brown Jr
QB 10 John Cummings Jr
T 79 Bill Fralic Sr
FB 34 Craig Heyward Fr
TE 80 Tom Johnson Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 50 Troy Apke So
LB 54 Troy Benson Sr
DT 95 Bob Buczkowski Jr
DE 52 Tom Crawford So
DE 56 Chris Doleman Sr
FS 11 Bill McCormick Jr
DE 90 Tony Woods So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Coaching staff

1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff
  • Foge Fazio – Head Coach
  • Joe Moore – Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
  • Bob Junko – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
  • Dino Folino – Defensive Backs
  • Carmen Grosso – Tight Ends
  • Kent Schoolfield – Wide Receivers
  • Gerry Solomon – Defensive Ends
  • Don Thompson – Defensive Line
  • Ron Turner – Quarterbacks
  • Andy Urbanic – Running Backs
  Support Staff
  • Alex Kramer – Administrative Assistant
  • Bob LaCivita – Recruiting Coordinator
  • Curt Cignetti – Graduate Assistant
   Jay Venuto-Graduate Assistant
  • Hal Hunter – Graduate Assistant
  • Charles Jones – Graduate Assistant
  Strength and Conditioning Staff
  • Buddy Morris – Weight Training Coordinator

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Bill FralicGuard12Atlanta Falcons
Chris DolemanDefensive End14Minnesota Vikings
Troy BensonLinebacker5120New York Jets
Marlon McIntyreRunning Back8218Los Angeles Rams
Bill WallaceBack12319New York Jets

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Awards and honors

References

  1. "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07.


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